Childhood Inclusive Education & Literacy (B-12) Multi-Award Master's Program at Fredonia
Fredonia's program gives you a direct track to a master's degree in five years. When you have completed Fredonia's accelerated program, you'll have a B.S.Ed. and M.S.Ed. You'll also receive your initial New York certification in four areas: Childhood Education (1-6), Students with Disabilities (1-6), Literacy (birth-grade 6), and Literacy (grades 5-12). Fredonia's accelerated 5-year program offers a clinically-rich array of rigorous education programs and field placements. Candidates are prepared to work efficiently with diverse student populations in urban and rural schools. This is the program for the education major who wants to be versatile in their career and efficient in their education. Fredonia’s cutting-edge approach of developing high quality programs enhanced by rich clinical experience is supported by a long history of alumni now in successful teaching careers across the country.
The Fredonia Difference
With Fredonia, you will be in the field - in a real classroom - as soon as your first semester. The program emphasizes appropriate development as you go along, making your educational experience exciting but not overwhelming. Fredonia is the gold standard of teacher education, being the first institution in New York to meet all five standards and one of the first institutions in the nation to be fully accredited.
Career Opportunities for Childhood Inclusive Education & Literacy (B-12) Multi-Award
- Early childhood educator with concentration of your choice
- Elementary educator with concentration of your choice
- Middle school educator
It's Different Here
Student Story
Why Childhood Inclusive Education at Fredonia?
Real teaching experience
As early as your first semester, you gain real-world classroom experience. You will plan and teach lessons, gather pupil data, and reflect on - and respond to - the outcomes.
Accreditation
The first university in New York State to be fully accredited all five standard.
Helen L. Johnson Fredonia Hamburg Internship Program
A program in place for over 45 years gives students a pipeline to a local school district for student teaching and careers.
Sample Courses
EDU 355 Assessment & Instruction of Students with Learning & Behavior Disorders in Inclusive Ed Settings
Critical examination of students with special needs in inclusive educational settings with an emphasis on the connections between core curriculum, ongoing assessment, and varied instructional strategies.
EDU 349 Educational Psychology
Areas of psychology utilized in the teaching and learning processes. Analyzing and interpreting scientific data related to individual differences, growth, learning, group processes, systematic assessment, measurement, and evaluation.
EDU 250 Introduction to the Exceptional Learner
Introductory survey of nature, needs, and education of children who are exceptional because of intelligence, behavioral disorders, and/or physical development.
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